A Plague of Locusts? A Preliminary Assessment of the Threat of Multi-Drone Terrorism

Emerging technologies provide new opportunities for terrorist organizations. Future terrorists may use multiple drones—either en masse or coordinated with each other in cruder or more sophisticated ways—to cause harm, potentially at scale. This study explores the topic via theoretical exploration an...

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Autor principal: Kallenborn, Zachary (Autor)
Otros Autores: Ackerman, Gary ; Bleek, Philipp C.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2023
En: Terrorism and political violence
Año: 2023, Volumen: 35, Número: 7, Páginas: 1556-1585
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Palabras clave:
Decision-making
Drones
Terrorist innovation
Threat assessment
mass casualty terrorism
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Sumario:Emerging technologies provide new opportunities for terrorist organizations. Future terrorists may use multiple drones—either en masse or coordinated with each other in cruder or more sophisticated ways—to cause harm, potentially at scale. This study explores the topic via theoretical exploration and threat assessment. The first half explores relevant literatures on terrorist innovation; suicide bombing; airpower; and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism. The second half builds on the literature review to provide a systematic, albeit preliminary, threat assessment, examining the threat as a function of motivations and capabilities, and elucidates the characteristics of groups that may be drawn to this technology. Policy recommendations to ameliorate this emerging threat conclude.
ISSN:1556-1836
DOI:10.1080/09546553.2022.2061960